Diane Woloshyn on thu 9 may 02
Don't know about either wheel, but I do have a tip on using the Giffen Grip.
Make a cardboard collar that fits around the wheelhead and extends down into
the pan and about 4 to 6 inches above the Grip. It catches all the
trimmings
and keeps them in the pan. It is just like having extended, higher sides on
your pan.
Diane Florida Bird Lady
ginny bivaletz on thu 9 may 02
thanks diane, for that tip. i have tried something
similar - but the space between the giffen grip and
the splash pan is quite small and does not allow all
of the trimmings to go down into the pan. often they
travel around and dump themselves right on my shoes.
i have tried attaching the guard on the outside of the
splash pan and that seems to work a little bit better
but still lots of trimmings sneak through.
i also just find the brent pan a bit of a hassle to
take on and off. too tight a fit for my taste.
looking forward to a new system and i am wondering how
the one piece splash pan of axner's is removed. i
guess i can call them and find out. thanks again for
your response.
=====
ginny from orcas island, washington.
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debra sumner on thu 9 may 02
I love the Giffen Grip, but I wish the pot holders
were shaped like they use to, curving with the pot's
cylinder shape. The shape of the current holders are
straight and they slide on the pots surface, making it
harder to center the piece on the Grip.
Debra Sumner
--- Diane Woloshyn wrote:
> Don't know about either wheel, but I do have a tip
> on using the Giffen Grip.
> Make a cardboard collar that fits around the
> wheelhead and extends down into
> the pan and about 4 to 6 inches above the Grip. It
> catches all the trimmings
> and keeps them in the pan. It is just like having
> extended, higher sides on
> your pan.
>
> Diane Florida Bird Lady
>
>
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william schran on thu 9 may 02
Ginny - The one piece splash pan on Axner wheels comes off by
removing a screw in the middle of the wheel head, then removing the
wheel head. Makes me wonder about water getting in there and being
able to remove the screw/wheel head after a period of time. hmmmm.....
Bill
SAM YANCY on thu 9 may 02
Hi Debra
I so agree with you. When I was in school we had an older model.....would
love to
have it now as I don't use the one we have for the reason you explain. Is
their
any way to get the old holder's? MJ
debra sumner wrote:
> I love the Giffen Grip, but I wish the pot holders
> were shaped like they use to, curving with the pot's
> cylinder shape. The shape of the current holders are
> straight and they slide on the pots surface, making it
> harder to center the piece on the Grip.
>
> Debra Sumner
>
> --- Diane Woloshyn wrote:
> > Don't know about either wheel, but I do have a tip
> > on using the Giffen Grip.
> > Make a cardboard collar that fits around the
> > wheelhead and extends down into
> > the pan and about 4 to 6 inches above the Grip. It
> > catches all the trimmings
> > and keeps them in the pan. It is just like having
> > extended, higher sides on
> > your pan.
> >
> > Diane Florida Bird Lady
> >
> >
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Cat Jarosz on thu 9 may 02
At nceca in charlotte I talked to the guy who makes giffin grips and
asked this very question and the answer I got was a resounding NO !!!!
this I do not understand as the flexible blue ones were wonderful I have
only the short one on those and all the black harder plastic ( not as
flexible ) ones and the new black with foam that come off and go on
different poles... I dislike those one and dont ever use them.. I wish
they could give a good reason for not making the old ones that work better
I
would be willing to pay more for these arms... if enough people asked I
wonder if he would listen ?? anyhow all I got was Im sorry but NO ! end
of story! I can understand improving a product but to go the other way
and
make the product work less well and not listen to your customers is a bit
funny as who else would a giffen grip be used by outside of potters? ps
if
anyone is gonna start a letter or email writing campaign to mr giffin the
one thats the best in my opinion is the blue flexible rubber/plastic ones of
old.. I got my first giffin grip in 86-87 and the black flexible ones
were on at that time the blue ones are older and I dont know when giffen
started up .... so pre 86-87 they were good arms out... your potter friend
cat
ginny bivaletz on thu 9 may 02
--- thanks for that bit of information, bill. i was
thinking that removing the wheelhead was the most
likely solution to get the splash pan off. i think i
would rather leave the wheel head alone- sounds like a
bit much to deal with every time i want to clean up.
thanks again!
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Brian Giffin on fri 10 may 02
Last fall, Giffin Grip was banned from discussion on Clayart, something
about our customers being such fanatics. I was actually relieved to have
the discussion move away from Tony's whale turds plus our product.
Apparently the ban was lifted recently, thanks for the tip Vince.
The type of hand for the rod, sold currently is the original type. When we
changed away from this type to the Blue and then the Black units, I heard
lots of complaints at NCECA about the new versions, just not as good as the
old foam type, "it marks my pots" was primary. As head of the complaint
department, I would say "complaints are down". I would have made the blue
available again, but that old mold was lost by the supplier, many years ago.
I agree more work needs to be done here. I got sidetracked working on a
carpenters tool for the past seven years. It's finally got everything cool
I can think of included, I'm finished designing it.
I have a few ideas that would perhaps be a step forward for the hands on the
rod, don't like going backwards. But it will take lots of time, money and
energy and might not work. The carpenters tool has worn me out, I need a
break for about a year. I promise to get at it sometime, first I want to
make some pots again after too long away, and am setting up a tiny studio in
Mexico. No electricity or cars are in the neighborhood, plenty of good red
clay (and a sailboat). In the meantime we are all stuck in an imperfect
world, new solutions however good will create new problems. I'm looking
for material suppliers in Mexico, please forward any information amigo's.
Brian Giffin, pres.
Giffin Tec inc., Boulder, CO
www.giffingrip.com
www.jackrabbittool.com
Dupre Mr Marcy M on fri 10 may 02
I love the Giffen Grip, but I wish the pot holders
were shaped like they use to, curving with the pot's
cylinder shape. The shape of the current holders are
straight and they slide on the pots surface, making it
harder to center the piece on the Grip.
Debra Sumner
Debra,
I agree. Let's send a letter to the Giffen Company. :o)
Actually, there's a cheap and sensible solution. For small pots, I put an
old computer mouse pad down on the Giffen, then put the pot on top. Do not
use the El Cheapo kind of mouse pad with the slick surface. A textured
surface works much better.
For larger pots, use some of that rubberized, textured shelf liner material.
It's available at just about any grocery store in the nation.
Love my Giffen Grip. Wish it came in a much larger size for my taller vases
and wider bpowls... Oh, well.
Best,
Tig
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